Where is umask set?

[Robin C. Querol]

When I check the value of my umask upon login, it is set to 022 but I do not have the setting in my .profile or .login or .cshrc or in the /etc/profile. Where is it set?

[Michael Steele_2 · Accepted solution]

grep -i umask /sbin/rc for this is where specific applications put it if its not in the /etc/profile file.

[RAC_1]

It is the default value.

To enforce system wide umask you can put it in /etc/profile. but you user can override it with umask command.

[Balaji N]

from the umask man page, it saus that the default umask is 000. since it is not that in your case, there is some file in whic h it is set.
how abt a grep on .* files and file in /etc directory.

is this umask same for all users. try creating a new user and see if the result is same.

and what is the shell of the user. is it by any chance in files like /etc/csh.login?

hth
-balaji

[Steve Steel]

Hi


try

grep -i umask /sbin/init.d/*


Steve steel

[RAC_1]

Sorry it is in /sbin/rc.

Something new to learn.